Sunrise Over Gila Mountains #1
by Robert Bales
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Sunrise Over Gila Mountains #1
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Robert Bales
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This is the view of the Gila Mountains from the Foothill, Arizona which is a few miles from Yuma. It seems like we have many sunrises like this one during the winter months.
The Gila Mountains of Yuma County are a 26-mile (42 km) long mountain range in southwestern Arizona in the northwest Sonoran Desert.
The Gila Mountains of Yuma County are a northwest-southeast trending mountain system. The fault-blocked mountain range is attached on the south to the Tinajas Altas Mountains which continue southeast into Sonora, Mexico for another 30 miles. The northwest end of the mountains border the southeast Laguna Mountains. The Gila River flows through the Gila Valley between the Gilas and the Lagunas prior to its confluence with the Colorado.
The Gila Mountains are southeast of the confluence of the Colorado and Gila rivers in the Lower Colorado River Valley. The Gila River flows northwest, north around the mountain's north end, then west six miles to the Colorado. On the northeast side of the Gila Range, the low-elevation basin, Dome Valley is created between the Muggins Mountains and the Muggins Mountains Wilderness to the northeast. The block faulted mountain series ends at this confluence location and the Muggins Mountains are at the southern and southwest end of an extensive plain that transitions north towards the Castle Dome Plain and Castle Dome Mountains. This plain is the location of the US Army Yuma Proving Ground on this east-west alluvial plain.
The highest peak in the arid and rugged Gila Mountains is Sheep Peak at 3,156 feet (962 m). The mountain range lies east of Yuma and the community of Fortuna Foothills lies on the northwest mountain range foothills, (named for the Fortuna Mine). The mountain range is located in the western portion of the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range which is used by the MCAS, the Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma.
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January 25th, 2018
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Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This beautiful image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Shadow Silhouettes and Reflections Outdoors” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2019 September: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. You are also welcome to share your featured image on our new Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/247552766180931/ Thank you for your participation in the group! (September 30, 2019)
Laurie Search
Wow, what a stunning sky you captured soooo beautifully, Robert!!! Fantastic image!! :)))vf
Stephen Anderson
Beautiful panorama Robert! Thank you for your comments on my image, really appreciate it! L/F
HH Photography of Florida
What a glorious morning sky and a beautiful start to the day. Lovely land/cloudscape panorama, Robert. L/tw
Emmy Vickers
Wow Robert, incredible sunrise over Gila Mountains. Love all the action in the sky. Great colors and lighting. l/v
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Emmy for the light, color and so glad you enjoyed the sunset. Thanks for the LV!!
Morris Finkelstein
Spectacular panoramic landscape photograph of the Gila Mountains at sunset, with great scenery, colors, light, and composition, Robert! F/L
Karen Beasley
Just gorgeous! The sky is ablaze with color. LF
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks so much Karen for the nice comments!! We have many skies like this during the winter months.
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